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The endless cycle of idea and action,
Endless invention, endless experiment,
Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness;
Knowledge of speech, but not of silence;
Knowledge of words, and ignorance of the Word.
All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance,
All our ignorance brings us nearer to death,
But nearness to death no nearer to GOD.
Where is the Life we have lost in living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?This is an excerpt from the first paragraph of The Rock by T. S. Eliot

+ With this emphasis on stillness and silence, we are reminded of
where we began this exploration many moons ago.
Wisdom is a heavenly
attribute which we can achieve as we keep working the 12 Spiritual Practices. Balance
is needed. We need to know stillness and
motion. We need to know speech and
silence. We need to know community and solitude. We need to know that wisdom is directly
connected to the practice of
simplicity.

Too much information is definitely driving us
insane. We need to increase stillness,
silence, solitude, simplicity in our lives for balance, for health, for creating
the sustainable abundance
we need on our planet. Wisdom is a
heavenly gift we all possess. There is
no limit to what we can do with this gift.
Let me say it again: Balance is needed.